Mycerinus
E233054
Mycerinus is the Greek name for Menkaure, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh best known for building the third and smallest of the three main pyramids at Giza.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mycerinus canonical | 3 |
| Menkaure | 1 |
| Nesu-bit name Menkaure | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1859461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mycerinus Context triple: [Menkaure, nameVariant, Mycerinus]
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A.
Sahure
Sahure was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, best known for his pyramid complex at Abusir and for overseeing a period of prosperous trade and artistic development in the Old Kingdom.
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B.
Khafre
Khafre was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the second-largest pyramid at Giza and likely the Great Sphinx.
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C.
Sekhemkare
Sekhemkare was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty, known as a son of Pharaoh Khafre and holder of high administrative and priestly offices.
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D.
Shepseskaf
Shepseskaf was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, traditionally regarded as the last ruler of the Fourth Dynasty and known for commissioning the unique mastaba tomb at South Saqqara instead of a pyramid.
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E.
Khufu
Khufu was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mycerinus Target entity description: Mycerinus is the Greek name for Menkaure, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh best known for building the third and smallest of the three main pyramids at Giza.
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A.
Sahure
Sahure was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, best known for his pyramid complex at Abusir and for overseeing a period of prosperous trade and artistic development in the Old Kingdom.
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B.
Khafre
Khafre was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the second-largest pyramid at Giza and likely the Great Sphinx.
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C.
Sekhemkare
Sekhemkare was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty, known as a son of Pharaoh Khafre and holder of high administrative and priestly offices.
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D.
Shepseskaf
Shepseskaf was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, traditionally regarded as the last ruler of the Fourth Dynasty and known for commissioning the unique mastaba tomb at South Saqqara instead of a pyramid.
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E.
Khufu
Khufu was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Menkauhor Kaiu
ⓘ
surface form:
Menkauhor
Menkaure ⓘ |
| associatedMonument |
Menkaure mortuary temple
ⓘ
surface form:
mortuary temple of Menkaure
three subsidiary queen pyramids at Giza ⓘ Menkaure mortuary temple ⓘ
surface form:
valley temple of Menkaure
|
| associatedSite | Giza ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
inscriptions at Giza
ⓘ
statues found in his valley temple ⓘ |
| burialComplexLocation |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Plateau
|
| burialPlace | Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| child | Shepseskaf ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| depictedAs |
standing with personifications of Egyptian nomes
ⓘ
standing with the goddess Hathor ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| father | Khafre ⓘ |
| grandfather | Khufu ⓘ |
| hasGreekNameOf |
Mycerinus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Menkaure
|
| historicalSignificance | last of the three principal pyramid builders at Giza ⓘ |
| kingListAttestation |
Abydos King List
ⓘ
Saqqara King List ⓘ Turin King List ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodotus’ Histories (as Mycerinus)
|
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building the third pyramid at Giza
ⓘ
constructing the smallest of the three main pyramids at Giza ⓘ |
| originalNameLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| praenomen | Kha-khau-Ra ⓘ |
| praenomenMeaning |
Son of Ra
ⓘ
surface form:
"The Soul of Ra Appears"
|
| predecessor | Khafre ⓘ |
| pyramidConstructionMaterial |
core of limestone
ⓘ
lower casing of granite ⓘ |
| pyramidName | Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| pyramidRelativeSizeAtGiza | smallest of the three main pyramids ⓘ |
| reignApproximateEnd | c. 2510 BCE ⓘ |
| reignApproximateStart | c. 2530 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Pharaoh ⓘ |
| spouse |
Khamerernebty I
ⓘ
surface form:
Khamerernebty II
Rekhetre ⓘ |
| successor | Shepseskaf ⓘ |
| successorDynastyContinuity | end of major pyramid building at Giza ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mycerinus Description of subject: Mycerinus is the Greek name for Menkaure, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh best known for building the third and smallest of the three main pyramids at Giza.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Menkaure
this entity surface form:
Nesu-bit name Menkaure